Description
On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless. Women were raped on street corners, stores were looted, and pedestrians were beaten and robbed while crowds not only looked on but cheered. The police strike and the mayhem that followed made an inconspicuous governor, Calvin Coolidge, known throughout America, turning him into a national hero and, eventually, a president. It also created a monster: for two days, more than 700,000 residents of Boston's urban core were without police protection, and the mob ruled the streets.
Author: Francis Russell
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 05/15/2005
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.64w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780807050330
ISBN10: 0807050334
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
Author: Francis Russell
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 05/15/2005
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.64w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780807050330
ISBN10: 0807050334
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
About the Author
Francis Russell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1910. He attended Boston-area schools and during World War II was a captain in the Black Watch Royal Canadian Highlanders. He is the author of Tragedy in Dedham: The Story of the Sacco and Vanzetti Case, which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Russell died in 1989.